Self-interest, wealth and the Book of Proverbs in the South African context: Towards a Smithian alternative

The purpose of this article is to explore new research on Adam Smith (1723–1790), the author of the classic economic text An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776) and his often-disregarded earlier work The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759). This is accomplished to provid...

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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2019
In: HTS teologiese studies
Jahr: 2019, Band: 75, Heft: 3
weitere Schlagwörter:B Justice
B Adam Smith
B Proverbs
B Self-interest
B Wealth
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